swindle

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to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them:

They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.

The wealthy banker was ultimately convicted of swindling investors.

a situation in which someone gets money dishonestly from another person by cheating them:

Fraud squad officers are investigating a £5.6 million swindle.

He masterminded a massive swindle involving $750 million in loans.

to cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them:

swindle sb out of sth A Web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million.

the action of cheating or tricking someone in order to get money from them:

He masterminded a hi-tech swindle that emptied customers' bank accounts.